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Rudder Shaft Slipped Down Norse at 9:29am 04.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1342 My 1980 Hunter 30 rudder shaft has slipped and left me with two problems. The first is holding the
Through hull valve? steve201 at 9:09am 04.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1893 Stupid question>>Just purchased a 96 catalina 30. Im the manuel it says to shut the through hull va
heat exchanger zinc RussT1950 at 11:23am 04.09.08 Catalina 30 4/1596 Hello to all, I tried to replace th pencil zinc on my 89 Cat 30. I removed the screw on th
Alcohol stoves suds22334 at 11:07am 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 18/4805 Thinking of buying a new stove and oven combo . the brand name is Origo from Dometic .Has any one us
Search Party Nice N Easy at 10:47am 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1356 Got a UPS box today, containing a brand new S1 autopilot. Just finished reading the installation ma
Cracked Corian Sea Sharp at 11:31am 04.09.08 Big Boats 5/2037 Went down to the boat (on the hard) this morning. It's been a very long and cold winter here in the
main circuit breaker replacements a/c & d/c 40' legend brandon at 12:15pm 04.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1597 i am rewiring my boat, and im having trouble when im looking for replacements for the main ac ' dc b
rudder post boblitbird at 12:41pm 04.09.08 Catalina 30 1/1255 water is overflowing the fiberglass collar around the rudder post in the interior of the boat behind
Capri 22 Spinnaker Sheave Macklin at 12:59pm 04.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1115 I am looking to find a sheave for my 1997 Capri 22.
Laying up Fiberglass seth at 1:04pm 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 4/4330 I have my bulkheads ready to go. I just need to get the tabs in place. I read about de- waxing the f
Laying up Fiberglass seth at 10:27am 04.09.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1107 I have my bulkheads ready to go. I just need to get the tabs in place. I read about de- waxing the f
58 C30 pencil zinc Jay at 10:27am 04.09.08 Catalina 30 2/1119 Does anyone know the size of the pencil zinc for an 84 Catalina 30, I want to say it's 1/8 x somethi
Single Handed Cruising Liam at 9:49am 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2827 I am at the point of being ready to take the plunge and go cruising. I am retiring at age 58 (next y
Sandpiper 565 1980 : New owner Qs mangler at 9:30pm 04.06.08 Other Sailboats 1/1380 Hello,Just bought a 1980 Sandpiper. Here are the questions I have:1 The trailer has 840 pound ti
Thread tracker problem Ken Palmer at 9:52pm 04.06.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1176 Phil, I have noticed that if I reply to a post, and check the square "add to thread tracker" box, no
cutless bearing CJSand at 10:42pm 04.06.08 Pearson 0/1340 I need to order a new cutless bearing for my P-303 and am not sure of the outsidediameter. Would l
Compressed Natural Gas linda&chris at 11:13pm 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1293 Does anyone know where we can get refills of compressed natural gas in the Georgian Bay or Barrie, O
need gulf stream flow through yucatan ChuckThomas at 11:42pm 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 i have been searching for an up to the day flow of the gulf stream as it enters the gulf through the
Dimensions of h260 20 gal water tank for new gauge?? soling42 at 12:27am 04.07.08 Smaller Boats 4/884 Looking at a wtr level gauge for the fwd water tank and was wondering if anyone knew the depth of th
Cannot separate shaft coupling from transmission ... (2) MafaldaII at 12:37am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1210 Thank you Guys for your help. The shaft coupling and the transmission came appart after some PB blas

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What color for your Bimini? sail sfbay at 2:55pm 12.03.21 .................have heard from a couple boaters that the "tan" will fade real fast, even if we wen
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) AndyL at 2:47pm 12.03.21 Thanks. I do have that number but the formatting is not the same and I'm having trouble figuring wh
Proper Course Sandy Stone at 2:37pm 12.03.21 I'm thinking that Mark's dirty air was the vexing problem for J105. The sooner he could clear ahea
What color for your Bimini? DayDreamer41 at 2:25pm 12.03.21 I read or heard that if you go with sky blue the spiders won't nest, don't know that is true as we h
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Dave Groshong at 2:23pm 12.03.21 Our sales history shows 11ft, 15 and 16ft https://shop.catalinaowners.com/prod.php?7716
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement DayDreamer41 at 2:22pm 12.03.21 You must be replacing them as they are crap right.......especially those ones that change direction
H34 chainplate revisited. markwbird at 1:42pm 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And ca
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging LakeShark at 1:35pm 12.03.21 Thanks for all of the great input. It sure helps me to wrap my head around this. I presume the
Bilge drain plug jssailem at 1:02pm 12.03.21 Welcome @ISAVAU to the SBO forums. Congrats on your new boat. Be sure to keep the water out of the
Any ODay 290 Owners Out There? jssailem at 12:59pm 12.03.21 Hey BK Welcome to the SBO forum. Many believe, that best purchase is the boat that is the newest. T
What color for your Bimini? BarryL at 12:21pm 12.03.21 Hello, I have had tan and blue canvas (actually sunbrella) for dodger, bimini, and sail cover. I ca
PacificNW weather update. jssailem at 12:04pm 12.03.21
H34 chainplate revisited. swshogren at 11:58am 12.03.21 I have to second the question "What made you look at the chain plate anchors to begin with?" And can
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat sesmith at 11:30am 12.03.21 I went to the local dollar store and bought 7 plastic buckets and collendars ($14) to fit on top.
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 11:30am 12.03.21 I think you're looking for a perfect reflector which will not heat up but will reflect the original
What color for your Bimini? (1) Justin_NSA at 11:10am 12.03.21 Mine is dark blue also. I use 303 fabric guard regularly to protect it. I'm not a fan of tan. I like
H34 chainplate revisited. DayDreamer41 at 10:48am 12.03.21 @HelloOutThere I have to ask what made you look at the chain plate anchors in the first place, you c
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat DayDreamer41 at 10:37am 12.03.21 I used to take the batteries home but I no longer do so. I fully charge them and physically discon
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 10:36am 12.03.21 I put one reference to an article on black body radiation in that link which is interesting. http://
Score of the day! Tom J at 10:28am 12.03.21 Local tech school shut down their marine mechanics class a couple years ago due to lsck of student

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